Since I last wrote, there's been news. Good news. Four new short story sales (three to The People's Friend and one to That's Life! in Australia) and a request for a full manuscript. Yes, I’ve heard back about my partial and they want to see more. I have duster and a can of Pledge in hand as I write, for the purposes of furious final polishing. A quiet and subdued yay – I’m very pleased, but also realistic enough to know it might still come to nothing.
And it’s apt I should hear so much good news at this time of year because somehow, once again, I’m suffering a birthday. There have been lovely gifts and lots of cake (and I’m not mentioning the wrinkles and grey hair). But I'm still left reeling that yet another year has whizzed by.
Mentioning gifts, lovely Judy Jarvie has popped by with a freebie for all of you. Take it away, Judy:
What’s nicer than something for nothing? Well, NannyBehaving Badly by Judy Jarvie and published by E-scape Press is exclusively free this weekend only from the Amazon Kindle store. It’ll only be available for a limited time – Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th February so please make sure you snaffle yours. It should be available from around 8am on Saturday just in case anyone goes inearly and it’s not there.
And some reasons why it’s worth a free read:
1 The Hero; Lyle Sutherland is a racing driver with banter,brawn and brains.
2 The Heroine; Maddie Adams means well but sometimes (ouch,erk) she gets it wrong. It’s fun to watch the fallout (hopefully).
3 It’s about naughty behaviour between consenting adults – a rollercoaster romance.
The blurb –
Strong, silent-type single dad hires wild streaknanny—off-limits opposites attract.
Maddie Adams hopes for a smooth ride in her new temporary coffee shop job so she doesn’t mean to make the worst impression possible with the handsome café owner, Lyle Sutherland. His suggestion that she becomes his son’s replacement nanny shocks them both. When attraction and passion areunleashed between boss and sassy super nanny, Lyle’s secrets and a shock pregnancy challenge old wounds.
Get yours FREE. Or pop by this blog for more info.
21 comments:
Congratulations for the sales, good luck with the full submission and Happy Birthday to you.
Thanks for telling us about this book and for the free offer over the weekend.
Hi Suzanne
Finally delurking to say congratulations. And fingers crossed the pledge produces shine galore.
Have a lovely cake filled birthday!
Nina x (fellow People's Friend writer)
Happy belated birthday, Suzanne. Just catching up as I haven't been around for a while.
Good to see you're still getting the sale of your stories and keep us posted with your full submission. Everything crossed!
xx
So glad about your FULL REQUEST (which I have been waiting for you to announce so that I could whoop for you!). I am yaying from the ROOFTOPS on that one. Pledge and glitterdust all the way!
And thanks for touting the old Nanny.
jx
Happy birthday and YAY!!! for all your good news.
Congratulations on the sales! PF is a toughie so selling three is brilliant.
Happy Birthday 4 sales and a request for the full ms is a great way to celebrate.
Now I'll try and get this to post
xxPat
Ohhh I echo Judy - MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS for getting FULL request from HM&B. Much deserved - and I'm keeping ALL my fingers crossed for you. Also congrats on the short story success as well - no mean feat in these highly competative markets. Yay - Go Suzanne! Caroline x
p.s Happy Birthday too - Caroline x
Congratulations, Suze, on all your good news especially on the partial - and happy birthday!xxx
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! Congratulations on your good news too! You've done well. Goes to show hanging in there and not giving up, works wonders. Good on you Suz xox
Congratulations for those wonderful sales and many happy returns for your birthday!
It's marvellous news about the partial. I'm so glad for you and wishing you all the very best with the full submission.
Brilliant brilliant news - and a very happy birthday to you xx
Oooh, happy birthday Suzanne! And wonderful news about the sales and the requests re your partials - fantastic.
Julie xx
Congratulations on the sales and the birthday (its just a number) and good luck with the manuscript.
Congratulations four times over for the short story successes - and fingers crossed for the MS.
Well done, Suzanne.
Good job!!
Suzanne - that's fantastic news!! Is this for Medicals??
Argh! I missed your birthday!!! How the heck did that happen? Am mortified minx. Happy Belated Birthday, Suz!
Fabulous news on the Full request Suzanne - now go and blow their socks off!
Congratulations, Suzanne, on the successes, and hopefully we'll hear good news soon on the full.
Now to go and check out that book...
Suzanne, I've just caught up with your fabulous news. Many congratulations. Keeping everything crossed for you.
I can't believe I haven't replied to all your lovely comments on this post. Blogger was playing up when I first tried, then I completely forgot that I hadn't. Huge apologies for my bad manners. (Blush.)
Thanks, Debs. :0)
Nina, it's lovely to see you here. Do you have a blog?
Terrific to see you back, Debbie. You've been missed.
Hello, Judy Jarvie :0)
Thank you, Patsy.
Hi Lovely Pat. I've had trouble getting messages to post myself.
Thank you so much, Caroline. XX
Hi Kath - and the same right back at you :0)
Thank you, Diane :0)
Thank you, Joanna XX
Thank you, Teresa XX
And the same back to you, too, Julie :0)
Thank you, Colette XX
Thank you, Rena XX
Twas, Jackie XX
You are Lovely Minx, Sally. XX
Thank you, Scarlet(still polishing - scared to press send, am a big wuss). XX
Thank you, Carla XX
Thank you, Maddie XX
And now I'm going to file this under the heading of 'better late than never'.
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